Originally Posted by
seau grateau
Ehh, tri-bikes just have this weird conflict of purpose in my mind. Like the whole point of a triathlon is to prove how tough you are by completing this long, grueling race across three disciplines, but then the whole point of these bikes is to spend a lot of money to make that same race easier.
With all due respect and as someone who has done tri and duathlon, saying, "the whole point of traithlon is to prove how tough you are" illustrates a fundamental misunderstanding of the sport.
There is a tremendous sense of accomplishment but that isn't the same as proving something. I certainly never raced to prove anything.
There is also a camaraderie among triathletes which simply doesn't exist in the cycling-only world. You will not find triathletes beating up on each other the way cyclists do. If anyone is out to prove how tough they are it is cyclists. In tri races it is common to find the early finishers cheering the back markers as they come across the finish line and they are the first to acknowledge how tough the age groupers are, people who hold 9 to 5 jobs and are still able to train and finish.
The whole point of an aero tri bike, to go
faster. I can assure you from experience that no bike makes the run easier. It never gets easier; you just go faster.
-Tim-